Gothamist: In Baby Name Popularity, "Jayden" Nears Top of Chart!

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Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:57:42 -0500

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wiltonbiz

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 21:11:26 -0500

Jayden? Jaiden, Jaden... New York City is now leading the nation in unisex baby names as well! Go New York!

pk4l

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 05:30:34 -0500

Where's the Jen, Jenny, Jennifer!??!?! =)

amandabee

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:19:20 -0500

TSOL you made me laugh out loud. What I really want is some kind of synonym finder, so we can see that actually variations of Jayden (JADEN, JADON, JAEDEN, JAIDEN, JAIDYN, JAYDAN, JAYDEN, JAYDIN, JAYDON) actually account for more like 1300 boys. That ought to bump it right past Daniel, which I can't find any bonus spellings of. Another fun fact (can you tell I'm procrastinating this afternoon?) AIDAN and AIDEN are tied for 49th place. PS. My parents were friends with a guy named Bart. He seems pretty normal. PPS. I kind of like Zeke.

NannyState

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:52:23 -0500

Let's hope "Trig" never catches on...

TSOL

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:33:03 -0500

In 15 years or so, "Jayden II" will be very popular as well...

Dirk

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:26:54 -0500

I'm hoping for a resurgence in Dirk.

Larry

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:51:53 -0500

All Jaydens will be called Gayden in the schoolyard. And they will all grow up to be "chefs" at McDonalds. Or possibly janitors.

thefacts

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:29:13 -0500

I'm surprised Dude didn't make the list. Lots of hipsters called Dude.

Spiritof76

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:04:50 -0500

I've never heard of Jayden, Jaden or any variation thereof. Guess I'm out of touch. Or maybe I just don't care about fads. I'm sure we'll see more Haydens in due time, thanks to that young actress, Hayden Planetari... er, Hayden Panettiere.

Fritzdecat

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:56:25 -0500

Hayden is a name Jayden is not

gregorsamsa77

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:43:19 -0500

Isn't Jayden sort of an "ethnic" name?

Jen S

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:13:01 -0500

Jennifers dominated in the early 80s, but I don't bump into that many in my life. In middle school, if someone were to call my name across the gym, at least five girls would turn around.

matty

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:09:55 -0500

Beyejo is a good name for a boy.

brooklynbs

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:00:51 -0500

Who wants to bet that Obama makes the list next year? My co-worker is named Bart and my cat's name is Emily.

Steven

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:40:15 -0500

no Jenna?

sarahlucy

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:39:43 -0500

god i love that ssa website. i've spent many a bored hour at work mindlessly looking up the most popular names in 1903. not kidding, it's entertaining!

everyAframe

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:35:53 -0500

Damnit, where's "Skip" and "Connie"??

Gothamist_Cynic

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:34:07 -0500

most of these names especially the girl names sound like porno names.

rulebook

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:08:05 -0500

well played, dave. "We need more "Bort" license plates in the gift shop. I repeat, we are sold out of "Bort" license plates."

gtraindelay

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:07:01 -0500

what? no Seamus?! shocking!

icedespresso

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:57:50 -0500

My beloved childhood dog was named Bart. He was awesome. I miss him.

spiritross

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:55:18 -0500

I also have never met a Jayden I am surprised Ryan is not on there for a boys name I know about 10 Ryans and I dont know that many people Also John or some variation is not in the top 10?

cwbuecheler

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:53:22 -0500

I'm pretty sure Charlize Theron is from South Africa, not America. And by "pretty sure" I mean: she is.

gimme

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:53:17 -0500

jayden? a pretty douchey name, congrats new york

starrygordon

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:44:54 -0500

I notice there are no forthright, one-syllable names. And most of them are weakly reminiscent of soap opera. Decadence setting in among the folk, I guess.

danisaint

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:44:52 -0500

I have a good friend named Bart....you are not alone. Where are names like Amanda, Danielle, Whitney, Alexis, Kyndol (ken-dul), Kristie, Alisha, Devin, Addison, Ella, Nicole, Leslie....guess me and my girlfriend from high school are too 80's.... My ex-husbands sisters name is Ryan...that is a bit weird for me but, to each is own......

PFCheungs

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:41:25 -0500

In other news -- the population of unimaginative blacks and hispanics has outgrown the intelligent working class.

thenamesdave

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:34:11 -0500

If you look at the full list, you'll see many, many names of what I'd imagine are Hasidic children. They are getting it ON. Also, #7, "my son is also named Bort."

Jen Chung

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:30:03 -0500

Also: One of my cats is named Madison!

Mr Mel

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:29:34 -0500

I never heard of anyone naming a baby Jayden.

QM

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:29:14 -0500

My names not on the list. I find that awesome. To this day I've never come across somebody (in this country) with my name. In case anyone is curious, i am named Bart.

meowster

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:27:49 -0500

Madison?! I had two dogs named Madison.

Ronkonkoma Ondinnonk

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:24:37 -0500

Madison continues to confound after all of these years.

memgs26

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:23:41 -0500

If there is a tie for first place, shouldn't the next number be 3?

Think twice

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:06:04 -0500

I thought all Yuppies preferred a pseudo-Celtic name in order to connect their kids to earthy, rootsy, pre-Christian, Tolkienesque goodness.

BlackieJones

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:06:03 -0500

I cannot believe how little I care about this.

Jen Chung

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:02:41 -0500

I cannot believe Brianna is not on this list.